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CHAPITRE 3 INDEFINITE ARTICLES Allez, viens! Level 1, p. 81 In English Unlike definite articles, indefinite articles are used to introduce unspecified nouns. The indefinite articles in English are a and an. The article a is used to introduce nouns beginning with a consonant or consonant sound, and an is used to introduce nouns beginning with a vowel or vowel sound. I need a backpack for school. Julie brings an eraser to class. Adjectives such as some, few, or several can be used to introduce plural, unspecified nouns. I need some books. Julie needs a few erasers. A. Underline the articles in the following sentences. Check the appropriate column to tell whether they are definite or indefinite articles. DEFINITE INDEFINITE 1. I brought in the plants last night. 2. Lucy is carrying a heavy suitcase. 3. You don t have the herbal shampoo? 4. The test wasn t very hard. 5. An ant just crawled onto my foot. 6. Did you mail a card to Aunt Ruthie? 7. Did you give the book to John? In French The French indefinite articles are un, une, and des. While the use of a or an in English is determined by whether the noun that follows begins with a vowel or a consonant sound, in French, the indefinite article used is determined by the gender of the noun and whether it is singular or plural. Use une with feminine singular nouns and un with masculine singular nouns. une montre (feminine) un roman (masculine) Use des with plural nouns whether they are masculine or feminine. des baskets (feminine and plural) des ordinateurs (masculine and plural) In negative sentences, use de (or d before a vowel or vowel sound) instead of un, une, or des. Compare the following sentences. J ai un stylo. Je n ai pas de stylo. J ai une calculatrice. Je n ai pas de calculatrice. J ai des feuilles de papier. Je n ai pas de feuilles de papier. French 1 Allez, viens!, Chapter 3 Grammar Tutor 13

B. Underline the indefinite articles in the following sentences. Check the appropriate column to tell whether they are singular or plural and masculine or feminine. 1. Vous avez un crayon rouge? 2. C est une règle? S P M F 3. Elle a un sac noir. 4. Nous avons des feuilles de papier. 5. Jing-Yu a un ordinateur. 6. Tu as une gomme? 7. Il a une cassette? 8. Nous n avons pas de livres. C. Check the appropriate boxes to tell which indefinite article belongs in the following sentences. 1. Marie n a pas ordinateur. un une des de d 2. Il me faut crayon noir. 3. Tu as baskets bleues? 4. Je n ai pas sac à dos. 5. Vous avez trousse violette? 6. J ai stylos rouges. 7. Je n ai pas stylos rouges. 8. Tu as feuilles de papier? D. Write a simple sentence in French that contains a definite article. Rewrite the same sentence using an indefinite article. Explain the difference in meaning between the two sentences. 14 Grammar Tutor French 1 Allez, viens!, Chapter 3

DEMONSTRATIVE ADJECTIVES Allez, viens! Level 1, p. 85 In English Demonstrative adjectives point our people and things. They must agree in number with the nouns they describe. SINGULAR PLURAL this I like this backpack. these Do you like these notebooks? that I need that pen. those She wants those pencils. A. Underline the demonstrative adjectives in the sentences below. Check the appropriate column to tell whether they are singular or plural. SINGULAR PLURAL 1. This homework is not mine. 2. Did you make that pie? 3. How did he guess those answers? 4. These toys belong to Katie. 5. I bought that little red car. 6. Did you write these stories? In French The singular demonstrative adjectives are ce, cette, and cet. All three of these words can mean this or that. Use cette with feminine singular nouns. Use ce with masculine singular nouns that begin with a consonant, and cet with masculine singular nouns that begin with a vowel or a vowel sound. cette cassette (f.) ce bracelet (m.) cet ordinateur (m.) Use ces with plural nouns whether they are masculine or feminine and whether they begin with a consonant or a vowel sound. Ces can mean either these or those. ces cassettes ces ordinateurs In English, you can use this and that or these and those to distinguish between objects. To say that or those in French, add -là to the end of the noun. Do you like this watch (these watches)? Vous aimez cette montre (ces montres)? I prefer that watch (those watches). Je préfère cette montre-là (ces montres-là). French 1 Allez, viens!, Chapter 3 Grammar Tutor 15

B. Underline the demonstrative adjectives in the sentences below. Check the appropriate columns to tell whether they are singular or plural and masculine or feminine. 1. Elle aime bien ce stylo rouge. S P M F 2. Tu n aimes pas cette cassette? 3. Nous préférons ces tee-shirts bleus. 4. Pauline adore ce disque compact. 5. Il n achète pas ce short gris. 6. Vous aimez ces montres? C. Complete the following sentences with the appropriate demonstrative adjectives. 1. Elle préfère ce sac vert. 2. Tu n aimes pas hamburgers? 3. Il achète cassette de Céline Dion? 4. Je voudrais classeurs-là. 5. Lisette n aime pas stylos rouges. 6. Marc adore ordinateur! 7. Je n aime pas trousse violette. D. How do the articles affect the meanings of the following sentences? Explain the differences in your own words. Il me faut une cassette. Il me faut la cassette. Il me faut cette cassette. 16 Grammar Tutor French 1 Allez, viens!, Chapter 3

ADJECTIVE AGREEMENT AND PLACEMENT Allez, viens! Level 1, p. 87 In English An adjective is a word that describes a noun or pronoun. The spelling of an adjective doesn t change when describing masculine and feminine nouns, or singular and plural nouns. The test was difficult. We met our new neighbors yesterday. I bought a pair of black jeans. A. Underline the adjectives in the following sentences and circle the nouns they describe. 1. Donna has a cute brother with big, blue eyes. 2. The huge locomotive made a loud noise. 3. Our server spilled icy beverages on the clean floor. 4. Does Estéban know the secret combination? 5. He reads a lot of exciting mysteries. In French The spelling of most adjectives changes according to the gender (masculine or feminine) and number (singular or plural) of the nouns they describe. Adjectives are usually places after the nouns they describe. Compare the adjectives in the following sentences: Masculine Singular J ai un crayon noir. Feminine Singular Tu as une montre noire. Masculine Plural Elle a des crayons noirs. Feminine Plural Il a des montres noires. To make most adjectives feminine, you add an e: une montre noire To make most adjectives plural, you add an s: des crayons noirs, des montres noires If the adjective ends in an unaccented e, you do not have to add another e: une montre rouge Some adjectives do not change form, such as orange and marron. French 1 Allez, viens!, Chapter 3 Grammar Tutor 17

B. Underline the descriptive adjectives in the following sentences and circle the nouns they describe. 1. Vous aimez cette calculatrice grise? 2. Il me faut trois cahiers jaunes. 3. Sarah achète ces classeurs rouges. 4. J aime mieux les stylos bleus. 5. C est combien, ce portefeuille marron? 6. Ils ont des stylos rouges. 7. Il a une maison blanche. C. Complete the items below using one item from each of the boxes below. Be sure to make the adjectives agree with the nouns they describe. un ces cet cette des d une ce montre(s) sweat-shirt ordinateur(s) sac(s) classeur(s) trousse(s) baskets jean(s) violet noir gris jaune blanc bleu vert rouge 1. Je voudrais une montre. 2. Tu as? 3. Mylène n a pas. 4. Vous aimez? 5. Il adore. 6. Tu as? D. Compare the French sentences in Activity B with the English sentences in Activity A. How is the placement of adjectives in the French sentences different from English? 18 Grammar Tutor French 1 Allez, viens!, Chapter 3

Answers B. 1. J adore le sport. (regular) 2. Tu as quels cours aujourd hui? (irregular) 3. Vous parlez au téléphone. (regular) 4. Nous aimons surtout le chocolat. (regular) 5. Ils regardent la télévision. (regular) 6. Elle a chimie maintenant. (irregular) 7. Lucie étudie le français. (regular) 8. Eugène et Carole ont allemand. (irregular) C. 1. as 2. aime 3. a 4. adorons 5. avez 6. ai 7. aimons Regular -er verbs have the same pattern of endings: -e, -es, -e, -ons, -ez, -ent. The forms of avoir are completely different from these and do not follow a pattern. CHAPITRE 3 INDEFINITE ARTICLES A. 1. I brought in the plants last night. (definite) 2. Lucy is carrying a heavy suitcase. (indefinite) 3. You don t have the herbal shampoo? (definite) 4. The test wasn t very hard. (definite) 5. An ant just crawled onto my foot. (indefinite) 6. Did you mail a card to Aunt Ruthie? (indefinite) 7. Did you give the book to John? (definite) B. 1. Vous avez un crayon rouge? (masculine, 2. C est une règle? (feminine, 3. Elle a un sac noir. (masculine, 4. Nous avons des feuilles de papier. (feminine, plural) 5. Jing-Yu a un ordinateur. (masculine, 6. Tu as une gomme? (feminine, 7. Il a une cassette? (feminine, 8. Nous n avons pas de livres. (masculine, plural) C. 1. d 2. un 3. des 4. de 5. une 6. des 7. de 8. des Tu as la radio? Tu as une radio? La radio refers to a specific radio. Both parties in the conversation know what particular radio the speaker is talking about. Une radio refers to a radio in general (any radio), rather than a specific one. DEMONSTRATIVE ADJECTIVES A. 1. This homework is not mine. ( 2. Did you make that pie? ( 3. How did he guess those answers? (plural) 4. These toys belong to Katie. (plural) 5. I bought that little red car. ( 6. Did you write these stories? (plural) B. 1. Elle aime bien ce stylo rouge. (masculine, 2. Tu n aimes pas cette cassette? (feminine, 3. Nous préférons ces tee-shirts bleus. (masculine, plural) 4. Pauline adore ce disque compact. (masculine, 5. Il n achète pas ce short gris. (masculine, 6. Vous aimez ces montres? (feminine, plural) C. 1. ce 2. ces 3. cette 4. ces 5. ces 6. cet 7. cette Une cassette can refer to any cassette in general. La cassette refers to a specific cassette. Cette cassette refers to this or that cassette. ANSWERS French 1 Allez, viens!, Chapter 3 Grammar Tutor 125

Answers ANSWERS ADJECTIVE AGREEMENT AND PLACEMENT A. 1. Donna has a cute brother with big, blue eyes. 2. The huge locomotive made a loud noise. 3. Our server spilled icy beverages on the clean floor. 4. Does Estéban know the secret combination? 5. He reads a lot of exciting mysteries. B. 1. Vous aimez cette calculatrice grise? 2. Il me faut trois cahiers jaunes. 3. Sarah achète ces classeurs rouges. 4. J aime mieux les stylos bleus. 5. C est combien, ce portefeuille marron? 6. Ils ont des stylos rouges. 7. Il a une maison blanche. C. Answers will vary. Possible answers: 1. Je voudrais une montre rouge. 2. Tu as un sac noir? 3. Mylène n a pas d odinateur violet. 4. Vous aimez cette trousse bleue? 5. Il adore ce sweat-shirt jaune. 6. Tu as des baskets noires? In the English sentences, the adjectives are in front of the nouns they describe. In the French sentences, they are placed after the nouns they describe. CHAPITRE 4 C. Answers will vary. Possible answers: Similarities: In both languages, you can raise the pitch of your voice to change a statement into a question. Differences: In French you can add est-ce que; in English you can add do or does. THE VERB FAIRE A. Answers may vary. Possible answers: 1. play/are playing 2. do 3. makes 4. play 5. going 6. play B. 1. action verb: jog or go jogging 2. to do or action verb: act 3. to do 4. to make 5. to play 6. to do or action verb: to take photos C. 1. fais 2. faire 3. fais 4. faisons 5. font The answer to a question containing the verb faire may or may not contain a form of faire. Examples: Je fais de la vidéo. Je nage. QUESTION FORMATION A. 1. Are you going to lunch at noon? 2. Does she like ice skating and skiing? 3. Is it cold outside? 4. Do they live in Miami, Florida? 5. Will you play tennis with me? 6. Does she like to go to the movies? B. 1. Est-ce que tu aimes nager? 2. Est-ce qu Hervé fait du patin? 3. Est-ce que Lucie joue au golf? 4. Est-ce qu ils voyagent à Paris? 5. Est-ce qu on fait de l aérobic? 6. Est-ce que vous faites une promenade? 7. Est-ce qu il pleut? 8. Est-ce qu il fait froid en automne? ADVERBS A. 1. She quietly tiptoed up the stairs. 2. You can truly imagine what life was like in the 1800s. 3. I always read the newspaper in the morning. 4. This sauce is too spicy. 5. Do you sometimes think about going to Europe? 6. He was really surprised about the party. 126 Grammar Tutor French 1 Allez, viens!, Chapter 4